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Volunteer or bust?
Back in March, the Montreal Gazette ran "Let's face it, we should give and volunteer more" and included a few stats on Canadian giving. The median gift in Canada is $100. Most charity comes from only 10 per cent of Canadians. They give 60 per cent of all dollars, and...
How do you rate your charitable giving?
Edit The Muttart Foundation of Edmonton released their Talking About Charities report last year - it is the fourth survey in a series (previous surveys were in 2000, 2004, 2006). Nearly 3,900 Canadians were surveyed on their thoughts around charities. The survey...
For the love of people
Philanthropy. It's a big word, but somebody's got to do it. Or rather, lots of people are doing it everyday. Deriving from Ancient Greek, philanthropy literally means "to love people". We apply the actions of giving - time, money, or voice - to this love of people and...